I walked a couple miles out of the city proper every evening before sundown to sleep in the woods away from people and cops. Also I was able to have a small fire which helps with loneliness for some reason.

Build something.
Old steel mountain bikes make great touring bikes. Find a used bike shop or a bike coop and find an old hardrock or something similar put a triple on on it with some friction shifters and you're good to go. My last touring bike was a univega 26 inch wheeled bike. It worked great then I sold it for 75 bucks to a guy who rode it cross country then traded it for a bus ticket to another guy...so on and so forth.

lots of houses in my neighborhood has asbestos siding. Its only a problem if its cracked,falling apart or to remove it. I've seen asbestos in most older homes I've worked on somewhere in or on the house. As long as it doesn't become airborne its not a problem.

I've been to a few community colleges in a couple different states. You just show up on the registration date with money and transcripts. You don't have to be accepted by submitting an application you just need to be able to pay.